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The Kent Test for September 2028 entry

Year 6 now? Results come on Thursday 15 October 2026.Results and applications →

Your child's route

1 The school you are aiming for

Aiming elsewhere? the Bucks 11+ route, or find which test your school uses.

2 Your child's school year now

Your child's school year now
Not sure? Work it out from a birthday

Sat the Kent Test this September?

Results
Thursday 15 October 2026
School application deadline
Monday 2 November 2026
Pass mark
Not published yet. Due Thursday 15 October 2026. Last year: 332 or more, no score below 108.

Kent residents apply on kent.gov.uk; everyone else through their own council.

The test is in September 2027

For children born 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017.

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Plenty of time

A course bought today lasts until 31 December 2029, past the test for Year 3 and Year 4. Start free with reading, times tables and puzzles.

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Who can sit the September 2027 test

  • Age

    Children born 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017. Expect the test in September 2027.

  • Where you live

    Any child living in England, plus service and Crown families returning to the UK. You do not have to live in Kent.

  • Registering

    A parent registers every child. Last year: 1 June to 1 July.

  • Which schools it counts for

    Kent grammar schools only. Medway and Bexley run their own tests.

  • Access arrangements

    The primary school's SENCO applies, before registration closes.

Dates for September 2028 entry

StepDate
Registration1 June to 1 July 2026 last year
Kent Test at Kent primary schoolsThursday 10 September 2026 last year
Kent Test for other children12 or 13 September 2026 last year
Results15 October 2026 last year
School application deadline2 November 2026 for Kent residents last year

What it takes

332

Last year: 332 in total, no score below 108.

Sat the test
16,876
Kent children who sat it
11,248
Kent children passed
5,035
Grammar places
5,819

A plan from now to test day

  1. October to December 2026

    Find the starting point

    A short check finds the weak spots. Then two or three short sessions a week, untimed.

    Free starting check →

  2. January to March 2027

    Learn every question type

    One question type per lesson, across English, maths and the reasoning paper (verbal, non-verbal and spatial).

    The lessons →

  3. April to June 2027

    Register, then practise against the clock

    Timed sets on a separate answer sheet. Mistakes go back to their lesson.

    Register with KCC. Last year: 1 June to 1 July.

    Timed practice →

  4. July and August 2027

    Full mocks, then repair

    Full timed mocks, then redo only what went wrong. Keep the last week light.

    Full mocks →

  5. September 2027

    Test day

    Sleep, breakfast, a pencil and a calm start. Nothing new the week before.

    The Kent Test, expected in September.

  6. October 2027

    Results and the school application

    Name schools in your true order on the council application.

    Results. Last year: 15 October.

Try the first lesson free

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Kent Test course

£249one payment

  • 73 lessons, lesson 1 free with no account
  • 221 practice questions, every answer explained
  • Full mocks 3 to 20, on screen or printed
  • Mia's help on every step, and a parent view of progress

Score 375 or your money back. Conditions apply

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